"Rumble … rumble … rumble …"
Loud rumbling sounds came from within Lu Sheng's body.
His stomach was like a bottomless hole. Large amounts of food, stewed meat, and rice were stuffed into his mouth and swallowed with a few chews.
Lu Sheng sat alone in the dining hall, surrounded by his subordinates. But when they saw him eat, their throats moved. Just watching him eat made them feel bloated.
"Reporting! Transformation Sect's Sect Master is here! "a guard outside the door announced loudly.
Lu Sheng put down the big bowl in his hand and wiped his mouth.
"Bring him in."
In the current era where Crimson Whale Sect ruled over all the sects in the Northern Lands, his words were like imperial edicts. No one dared to defy him.
In autumn and winter, faint sunlight shone in from the door. It was not warm, but it could drive away some of the chill.
But to the Transformation Sect's Sect Master who had just entered, no matter how warm the sunlight was, it could not drive away the chill.
Transformation Sect's Sect Master, Kong Yi, was a new Sect Master less than three months ago. The previous Sect Master had died of a sudden illness at home, leaving him as the Deputy Sect Master in a hurry.
Kong Yi was small and skinny. He was originally a pickpocket. When he walked in, he wore a loose brocade robe, looking like a monkey in human clothes.
"Kong Yi greets Sect Master Lu," he stood in the middle of the dining hall and cupped his fists at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng grabbed a pork leg and slowly dipped it in the soy sauce. "Rip!"
His mouth suddenly widened to twice its original size, and his sharp teeth bit off more than half of the pig's leg, including the meat and bones, in one bite.
Kong Yi felt a chill in his heart. How could a human's mouth open so wide? And his teeth. How could a human's teeth be so sharp?
Could it be that this Sect Master Lu was not a human at all? Could he be a demon?!
"Sect Master Kong's efforts these days have been to maintain the peace and stability of our Northern Lands. I've seen it all, "Lu Sheng said flatly in a bureaucratic tone.
Kong Yi didn't know what he meant by that, so he could only laugh in response.
"Yes, yes, yes … it's all thanks to Sect Master Lu's good leadership."
Lu Sheng looked at this person. His Internal Qi cultivation should be pretty good, but he couldn't tell anything from the surface.
Just a moment ago, he had received news that Scarlet District Mistress was heading for his main family, the Lu Manor. Although he knew that umbrella girl would definitely stop her, the feeling that danger could befall his family at any moment made Lu Sheng finally make up his mind.
It was time for all the sects in the Northern Lands to be unified.
Therefore, he immediately ordered the nearby gangs to come and discuss the matter alone. As the leader of the largest gang in the Northern Lands, and with Lu Sheng's current strength and influence, no one dared to disobey him.
Kong Yi was the first sect master to visit. The Transformation Sect mainly consisted of swindlers, thieves, craftsmen, fortune tellers, and the like. In fact, he wasn't that strong. It was normal for him to be the first to respond.
"This time, I called you here to give you some good fortune." Lu Sheng didn't even raise his eyebrows as he continued to eat the dishes in front of him.
"Sect Master Lu … this … may I ask what good fortune?" Kong Yi instinctively felt that something was wrong.
"A good fortune that can greatly improve your cultivation …" Lu Sheng put down the pork leg in his hand and stood up, walking slowly to Kong Yi.
"Sect Master Lu … this … Kong Yi doesn't have the fortune to enjoy it. You'd better … you'd better …" "Pu!"
Kong Yi's instincts told him that something was wrong. Before he could finish, his eyes rolled back and his entire body shook. He slowly lowered his head to look at a fair palm pressed against his chest.
"You …!!?"
"Hiss!" A gust of cold and sinister inner Qi surged into his body. Kong Yi's body began to tremble violently.
A moment later.
The doors to the dining hall opened. Kong Yi retreated with a calm expression and left slowly under the escort of his subordinates.
Lu Sheng sat where he was without moving, continuing to eat. He did not absorb Kong Yi's inner Qi. Although he had cultivated the Dark Cloud True Skill diligently for thirty years and was considered one of the top experts in the Spirit Focus realm, that was not his goal.
He needed more men, more subordinates, and stronger experts to protect those he wanted to protect.
That was why he only implanted Yin Crane Web in Kong Yi.
Yin Crane Web was equivalent to implanting a brand new meridian with no bottlenecks in Kong Yi's body. From now on, there would be no limit to the growth of his inner Qi. As long as his body could withstand it.
The growth of inner Qi was extremely slow to begin with. However, the appearance of Yin Crane Web had at least increased Kong Yi's rate of accumulation by several times. Moreover, it was sufficient for him to break through the bottlenecks in his meridians. It was not hard to imagine that Kong Yi's cultivation would improve rapidly in the days to come. If he took large amounts of medicine, he might even break through to a hundred years' worth of cultivation within ten years.
"Serve another table of dishes," instructed Lu Sheng as he put down the rice bucket in his hand and wiped his mouth.
Now, it was time to wait for the next gang leader to arrive.
After absorbing the inner Qi of all the inner force experts in the prison, Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi alone had already reached an astonishing seven points of liquefied Qi.
In terms of years, that was a full seven hundred years' worth of cultivation! This was not even counting the three hundred years of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill cultivation.
Once it was added, it would be a thousand years' worth of cultivation!
'The conversion of Yin and Yang takes time. Converting Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi into Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill will take several days. If the conversion is balanced, my Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill can reach five hundred years' worth of cultivation. '
Lu Sheng carefully calculated whether five hundred years' worth of cultivation would be enough to fight Ye Moling.
The answer was almost impossible …
'At Ye Moling's level, the pressure he exerts on me is much, much stronger than that of Six-Vein Level Bai Jiang. It's still not enough … five hundred years' worth of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill isn't enough to fight him … I need more, stronger inner Qi … '
He did not know how strong a Snake realm expert was. But from the details Li Shunxi had told him previously, a Snake realm expert could not be defeated no matter how many Bind realm experts there were.
A Snake was already a force on a whole other level. Only a Manor Lord or a Family Head could reach it.
"Are you worried? Afraid? " His maidservants had just served him new dishes and a few buckets of rice. The person was still in front of him when Lu Sheng heard that shrill voice again.
"Wandering Heart Society?" His heart skipped a beat.
"Scarlet District Mistress is getting more and more anxious. She's starting to get scared … we're also preparing to strike," the voice deepened and continued.
Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed.
"All of you, leave," he ordered.
Immediately, all his personal guards, maidservants and servants acknowledged his order and quickly retreated from the room.
Soon, only Lu Sheng was left in the dining hall.
"Speak. What's your objective?" Lu Sheng asked in a low, calm voice. Given the other party's ability, he believed that he could hear him.
"This is a sign of our sincerity."
As the voice rang out, a small white, round box appeared before Lu Sheng's eyes.
He did not even notice how the other party had delivered it. In a blink of an eye, he caught sight of the box in his peripheral vision.
This made Lu Sheng even more apprehensive. Initially, after his strength had improved tremendously, the sense of imminent threat he had felt before had gradually faded away.
But now that he had encountered this Wandering Heart Society, he suddenly realized that the mysteries and dangers of this world were far beyond what he had previously thought.
"Can I exchange it for the pill from last time? I happen to be lacking something to groom my subordinates. " Lu Sheng did not need to open it to know that this was the good item that could help him break through the first level of black membrane as promised by the other party.
But he did not have black membrane at all, so this item was useless to him. He might as well use the pill from last time.
"Exchange it for the pill from last time?" The voice was taken aback as well, as if he had not expected Lu Sheng to make such a request. "I can. But that pill can only be taken three times, after which it will lose its effect completely. And its value is far less than this … are you sure?"
"I'm sure. Of course, it would be better if there's a pill that's better for inner Qi growth," Lu Sheng smiled.
"This is the best. Among the medicinal herbs that are old and not needed, this pill has the best effect. "
The white box slowly faded and disappeared.
A new black, rectangular box appeared before Lu Sheng's eyes.
He stared intently at the box's disappearance and reappearance, not even noticing how it had been taken away or delivered.
With a light pull, the box opened with a click, revealing two pearl-like pills.
It was the same Cloud Snake Rolling Heart Pill as before.
"Tell me why you're here. I won't accept a reward without doing anything, "Lu Sheng closed the box and said carefully.
The other party was a powerful and mysterious force that could hunt down Scarlet District Mistress. He had no choice but to be cautious. Even with the backing of Shangyang Family, he could not be sure if the other party had any ill intentions.
"Heh heh heh … straightforward enough!" The voice chuckled. "Our Deputy Guild Master Chao Hu has set off personally and will arrive here in half a month's time. We know you have someone close to Scarlet District Mistress. So, we hope that you can get that person to bring this with you. "
A black object that looked like a jade ring appeared on Lu Sheng's table.
Jade rings were usually ring-shaped with a notch for hanging on clothes. That notch was usually made into various patterns. But this jade ring's notch was different.
Lu Sheng picked up the jade ring. The notch was actually a sharp mouth. It seemed to be the mouth of some wild beast.
"You just need to keep this item within a hundred feet (33 meters) of Scarlet District Mistress. This item can cause Scarlet District Mistress to be poisoned and her strength weakened without her noticing, "the voice explained.
Lu Sheng fiddled with the black jade ring. He could not tell what material it was made of, and there did not seem to be any strange abilities on it either.
"Alright. Can you tell me when you'll make your move? "he asked seriously after some thought.
The voice immediately laughed.
"What? You want to witness my Guild Master's might? I guess there's no harm in telling you. When the Nine Beauty Flower blooms in half a month's time, that's when Guild Master makes his move! "
"Nine Beauty Flower blooms?" Lu Sheng repeated.
The voice died down, and there was no more sound.
He pinched the black jade ring and fiddled with it. Then, he looked at the two Cloud Snake Rolling Heart Pills.
'The threat is drawing ever closer. At such a critical juncture, why isn't Scarlet District Mistress in seclusion to adjust her condition to deal with the enemy? Why is she searching for and destroying Scarlet District's men? This doesn't make sense, 'he frowned slightly.
'Could it be that she's not looking for anyone at all? Instead, she's looking for something else in the name of searching for someone? Or perhaps something important is missing from Scarlet District that I've destroyed. That's why she's searching everywhere. '
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